There are so many iconic landmarks around the world that come to mind when you think about making your life’s travel bucket ...

Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal kingdom—function permanently without it. This may be relevant in future ...

Still, the “board game” framing has a quiet strength: it’s testable. Scholars can compare wear patterns, spatial logic, and symbol clustering against known game-board behaviors, rather than betting ...

A startling discovery reveals ancient debris from a distant galaxy is enveloping the Milky Way. This cosmic phenomenon raises ...

A MYSTERIOUS shrine used by ancient Roman cultists has been found alongside a pair “elite” tombs plundered after burial. The ...

The findings shed new light on ancient winemaking. Archaeological evidence shows that wine was being produced at least 8,000 ...

It stood tall, rock hard and impossible to ignore — and for years scientists didn’t quite know what to make of it. Now ...

The history of the planet and the civilizations that have lived on it are among life’s greatest mysteries.People have roamed ...

A MAJOR mystery surrounding Stonehenge’s origin has finally been solved. For centuries there have been all sorts of theories ...

The construction of the Great Pyramid in Egypt has long remained a mystery to archaeologists, because ancient texts did not ...

The fingers of one of the hands were "retouched to become pointed like claws," the study's co-author said.

New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the Mediterranean or sub-Saharan Africa. Advances in DNA sequencing are helping researchers resolve a ...